Palin’s unexplored foreign policy credential: Biblical prophecy
Does Sarah Palin believe in the Anti-Christ? Does she believe true Christians will be whisked up to heaven sometime in the near future? Does she expect Jesus to come back to earth in our lifetimes and battle the armies of Satan? Would biblical prophecies about Armageddon influence her foreign policy positions on Israel and Russia? These are urgent questions the media have failed to ask. According to Chip Berlet, a leading expert on the Christian right, mainstream reporters tend to view apocalyptic fundamentalists as a "silly little side show" in American political life, when, in fact, one of their own may soon be a heartbeat away from the most powerful office in the world. Lifting of oil-shale lease ban draws fire from environmental groups
A Bush administration push to fast track oil-shale leasing regulations got a big boost Wednesday when a moratorium on those leases was allowed to expire by Congress despite the lack of technology needed to make large-scale oil production from shale commercially viable.
Dem challenger claims polling lead in SD-26 race
The campaign for Linda Newell, a Democrat who is running for office in a state Senate district south of Denver, released polling data Wednesday that depicts Newell with a 4-point lead over Republican challenger and former House member Lauri Clapp.
Michelle Obama wows ’em at CU student voter registration rally
Nearly 10,000 students greeted Michelle Obama Wednesday morning to energize youth voters at the University of Colorado's Farrand Field. View the slideshow inside. Palin fumbles question on Supreme Court decisions, endorses privacy right
Maybe she really doesn't read newspapers. In an exchange that has had pundits buzzing for days -- before anyone outside CBS News had even seen it -- Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin squirms and spouts mildly connected phrases when asked to name a Supreme Court decision that she disagrees with by CBS anchor Katie Couric, in an interview airing Wednesday evening.
Obama cribs Tancredo ‘careless smoker’ lines on bailout
Retiring Rep. Tom Tancredo (R-English) could have a future writing speeches for Sen. Barack Obama after his term winds down in January. In a speech urging bipartisan support for the financial rescue plan on Wednesday, Obama echoed lines about the crisis from a statement Tancredo issued Monday.
Palin won’t name a single newspaper she reads
In yet another segment of Katie Couric's seemingly endless interview with Sarah Palin aired Tuesday on the CBS Evening News, the Alaska governor refuses to name a single newspaper or magazine she regularly reads. Instead, the journalism major claims she reads "all of them, any of them" when Couric presses for specifics.
Congressional Web site takes a dive
Embattled Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens may have caught a lot of flak for calling the Internet a "series of tubes," but House techies today used a tunnel analogy to explain how they will handle ever-increasing amounts of traffic from people looking to learn about their representatives online. Welcome to the 21st century, guys, it's pretty darn cool.
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Voters venting to Reps following bailout vote
WASHINGTON, D.C.—A day after watching the U.S. House of Representatives kill a $700 billion financial package as the stock market dropped more than 700 points, voters continued to vent their rage toward Washington.
But fewer of them did than in the days preceding the vote, and more of them encouraged lawmakers to support the package—or simply to do something.
A cowtown no more; Denver leads on sustainability
With the Democratic National Convention fading into memory, Denver has unofficially rebranded itself as a global city. At least that's what Andre Pettigrew, Denver's executive director of economic development said yesterday at a meeting hosted by the Connected Organizations for a Responsible Economy, a trade association devoted to sustainable practices.